Beverly Baptist welcomes Rockefeller teaching Bible class
Beverly's Sunday school enrollment rises as John D. Rockefeller Jr plans to teach this summer. Local men seek the chance to learn Bible truths from the rich young man while the Rockefeller family arrives at Pitch Pine Hall for the season. Committees from Beverly and Beverly Farms Baptist churches greet them with fellowship.
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Beverly
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
The
Baptist Church
Rockefeller
John D. III
Providence
Rockefellers
Woman purse rifler sentenced to prison
Mrs. Virginia Calnan convicted in Municipal Court of larceny of 73 dollars from actress Isabel Stapleton on Huntington Avenue. She was sentenced to Sherborn, appealed to the August Superior Court session, released on 500 dollar bail, and held on a similar charge at Roxbury court. Calnan, 29, mother of three, described as handsome, tearful in court. alleged to loot shoppers’ purses.
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Virginia Calnan
Isabel Stapleton
Huntington Avenue
Calnan
Roxbury Court
Prominent Bay State Woman Spends Quiet Nantucket Summer
Mrs Hollis H Hunnewell, a Boston and New York society figure, retires from high society life to a large Nantucket estate for the summer. Once met with mixed reception, she has won affection through charm and style. The Hunnewells prefer simple country life after a Jamaica motor trip.
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Boston
New York
Hollis H. Hunnewell
Hunnewell
Wellesley
Mrs. Hunnewell
Nantucket
Reginald C. Vanderbilts
Hunnewells
Jamaica
Bachelors and Old Maids Form Political Ticket
Forest City Iowa reports a July 25 state convention of bachelors and old maids to nominate a full ticket and draft a platform opposing Roosevelt and advocating population reduction to curb monopolies. Clinton Merrick, termed the "king of bachelors," chairs the old bachelors committee.
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Forest City
Iowa
Roosevelt
Clinton Merrick
Old Bachelors Committee
Englishman Warring on Yankee Cigarettes
Edward Page Gaston of Chicago testified before the Lords select committee on juvenile smoking that American cigarettes are the worst import to Britain. He warned British lawmakers about tobacco trust bribery and described U S anti smoking laws as protecting a quarter of Americans. The proposed British bill may impose fines for supplying tobacco to minors and revoke licenses after a third conviction.
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London
Edward Page Gaston
Chicago
Select Committee
House of Lords
America
Great Britain
Gaston
American Tobacco Trust
Earl Beauchamp
Com
Mittee
United States
Letters of Love in Suit Divorce Case Read in Court
In Pittsburg on July 3 open court read 32 letters said to be from Mrs Mary Scott Hartje to her coachman lover Thomas Madine. The letters show affection and urged secrecy while the Hartjes pursue divorce and settlement for Hartje to grant Mrs Hartje independence.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Augustus Hartje
Mary Scott Hartje
Madine
Hartie
John Scott
Hartje
Boy on dangerous list after elevator injury at Washington Street
Anthony Frances, a 15 year old injured in an elevator at 403 Washington Street on Monday, was placed on the dangerous list at the institution yesterday.
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Anthony Frances
Washington Street
Hunger for Health Drives Energetic Living
An advertising tone urges readers to boost vitality by feeding blood corpuscles. It claims indolence stems from hunger and promises increased strength, energy, and renewed life through eating.
Apitezo cereal promises steady health glow daily
A promotional copy claims Apitezo cereal brings constant energy and mental clarity. It describes Apitezo as a crisp milk or cream serving food with balanced nutrients and urges readers to try Apitans Biscuits and Apitess at low prices.
Husband fends off three highwaymen in Boston alley
Mrs. H S Pray recalls the Monday night assault on Sudbury street as her 62 year old husband Harry Pray fought three highwaymen for four dollars and valuables. Patrolman Murphy aided the escape. one suspect was arrested but Pray could not identify him.
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Harry
H. S. Pray
Blue Hill Avenue
Post
Sudbury Street
Willie
Pray
Murphy
Joy Street
Stole Togs From Bathers In Port Jervis Hideout
Five men including James Eagan Edward Boyle John Cowen Thomas Eagan and hotel owner John Kelley faced a comic theft after bathing in the Delaware River. Their clothes were hidden in the brush and Kelley’s was stolen but later recovered on the hotel back stoop as storm warnings and shutter promises failed.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Port
Kelley
Blanket Toss by Brooklyn Regiment Draws Militia Crowd
In Peekskill New York 300 militiamen watched the Fourteenth Regiment of Brooklyn toss two young women in a blanket entertainment tale noted for its startling display. The performers shouted as they flew high and landed with a flatiron like impact.
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New York
Peekskill
Fourteenth Regiment
Brooklyn
Cesar
Hats and feathers spark restless fashion critique through history
A social column critiques evolving hat styles from feathered plumes to down tilts, likening them to shifting cultural trends. It notes restless fashion, from nose-tickling plumes to rearward undulation, and questions what future headgear may be.
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Sir Pear
Prim
Wordsworth
Popcorn Beats Singing Protest at Dane Street Beach
The Beverly Y M C A protests T Felch selling popcorn from a wheel cart on Sundays at Dane Street beach. Felch and friends threaten to urge park commissioners to stop the association from holding its prayer service there, arguing singing disturbs beachgoers more than popcorn.
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Y. A
Beverly
Aees T. Felch
Dane Street
Felch
Park Commissioners
Kaiser Beats Express Train In 60 HP Car Race
A Berlin dispatch says the Kaiser raced an express train from Altona to Kiel in a 60 horsepower automobile. He arrived at Altona at 9:00 and left for Kiel at 9:11. The 75 mile course took 99 minutes, averaging 46 miles per hour.
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Kaiser
New York
Berlin
Altona
Harburg
Kiel
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